Every athlete wants to make the varsity team, but that impossible in college. Junior varsity sports give new student athletes a better feel of what it is like to play at a college level. Junior varsity teams especially help freshmen gain the experience and skills they will need to make […]
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Weather Can’t Stop Ultimate Frisbee Players
On Wednesday nights, something may be glowing in the distance on campus. Welcome to the game of ultimate Frisbee.? A weekly event for students, ultimate Frisbee has been a part of many students weekly routine. But what are the rules to this intramural sport? Two teams do a kick off […]
Bing faces hefty challenge even with superior features
Internet searching is a method to gain information frequently used by college students. Google has been around for over a decade and Bing, as a newcomer, faces a hefty challenge even if it is built on superior technology or offers features that will make searching easier for some people. Bing […]
New university group to work with Red Cross
Natural disasters affect us all, and a new student organization is starting on campus with a focus on disaster response and relief training. The group, called Ottawa Disaster Action Team, plans to work with the American Red Cross. The goal of ODAT is to produce student volunteers who are certified […]
Students support River Run car show
A classic car can be viewed as a prized possession or a piece of junk. This past weekend was the 23rd Annual Ol’ Marais River Run put on by Ottawa’s Over the Road Gang. The car show is one of the biggest events the Ottawa community hosts. The car owners […]
Tradition starts year off right
After the first week of welcome activities, students got the chance to see how they can achieve academic success at Ottawa University. Jason Beers, Student Body President, started off Convocation by takingstudents through a journey of a boy who had many struggles in his life. “You too, came to Ottawa […]
University adds one new faculty member
Rajani Kannepalli Kanth, new faculty member, was schooled in Social Anthropology at the Delhi School of Economics in New Delhi, India. Today, Kanth schools students in macroeconomics in the Administration Building in room 303. He conducts class Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. “I have Kanth for a night class on Mondays […]
‘Love Drunk’ lacks growth, maturity
I remember seeing Boys Like Girls as an opening band in early 2007. Having just released their first album, they seemed to be nervous as they tried to make jokes in between their set. At the time, it was months before their single ‘The Great Escape’ would hit airwaves. Their […]
Alumni return to race current athletes
Who says college athletes’ careers are over after graduation? This wasn’t true for about 25 Ottawa University alumni who came back to compete in the 9th Annual OU Road Race/Alumni Run Sept. 12. Runners were anxious to get back to competition after a long offseason of intense workouts including Thaddeus […]
Diversity vital part in team
As the school year begins and sports seasons start Jorge Cota, senior, prepares for his last season of soccer. Cota is on an international student visa, and has been playing soccer since he was 5 years old. Cota said that he decided to play in the United States because scholarships […]